"A love story entwined with a powerful indictment of racism's insidiousness."
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
Things that stood out to me about this novel: 1. That exactly 50 years after it was written, Fonny's is still the lived experience of millions of black men in America who are scapegoated and targeted by the criminal justice system. 2. Few people distill so beautifully the force of attraction and the feeling of falling in love as Baldwin. 3. Sharon would be who I call in a crisis, her character just radiated strength, calm, warmth, and integrity. 4. Baldwin goes heavy on misogyny throughout which is disappointing, with the author rarely missing a chance to trash most of the female characters' looks and motives. Though this wasn't my favourite work of Baldwin's I still was very glad to have read it. The prose was beautiful and it will leave you with a lot to think about.
What is the book about?
Romance
Romance
Romance
Romance
Romance
Romance
Racism
Racism
Racism
Racism
Racism
Racism
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny. To this love story James Baldwin brings a spare and impassioned intensity, charging it with universal resonance and power.
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